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Disaster Risk Management

Nigeria adopts national policy to tackle flood disasters

The Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted a National Flood Insurance Policy (NFIP) aimed at addressing the growing threat of flood-related disasters across the...
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NEMA launches campaign over imminent flood in Rivers

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reaffirmed its concern over the imminent risk of flooding in Rivers and 11 other states across Nigeria. Mrs....
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Health conditions in IDPs may complicate situation of flood victims, groups warn

The Citizens Free Service Forum (CFSF) and the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) have urged the Niger State Government  to take full responsibility for the...
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HOMEF sympathises with Mokwa flood victims, urges govt to be proactive

Flooding has become a persistent nightmare in Nigeria. In 2012, floods affected 33 out of the 36 states following the rain that fell between...
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Disaster preparedness: Anew from the Ancient Old

As Morocco and other nations develop storage facilities of life saving provisions for times of severe disasters and crises, Yossef Ben-Meir, in this treatise,...
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NEMA engages Niger, Nasarawa stakeholders on 2025 flood preparedness, mitigation strategies

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Niger State has engaged stakeholders on preparedness and mitigation strategies towards alleviating the impact of anticipated floods...
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NEMA begins flood containment, preparedness campaigns in Edo, Taraba

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the 2025 flood preparedness and response campaign in Edo State to address risks and related hazards. Speaking...
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1.2m Nigerians displaced by floods in 2024, says NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that 1,243,638 Nigerians were displaced by floods in 2024, with 1,237 lives lost. Director-General of NEMA, Mrs....
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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

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